PRAGUE
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Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated on the Vltava river, it is home to approximately 1.2 million inhabitants. (It can be derived from jobs statistics, however, that additional 300,000 work there without having registered as residents.)
Nicknames for Prague have included "city of a hundred spires", "the golden city", "the Paris of the Twenties in the Nineties", the "mother of all cities", and "the heart of Europe". Since 1992, the historic center of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of world heritage sites. |
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Sights
Prague is a popular tourist destination. There are lots of old buildings,
many with beautiful murals on them. It contains one of the world's most
pristine and varied collections of architecture, from Art Nouveau to Baroque,
Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical and ultra-modern. Some of its many tourist
attractions are:
Staré Mesto
various places connected to Franz Kafka
Malá Strana
Hradcany with the Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral
the Charles Bridge
the Lennon Wall
Old Town Square and the Astronomical Clock
Jewish Town
Wenceslas Square
National Museum
Vyšehrad castle
Culture
Prague is a traditional cultural center, hosting many theaters (including
National Theatre), opera houses, concert halls, galleries and music clubs.
Miscellaneous
Prague is also the site of most important offices and institutions of the
Czech Republic, including the President, the Government and both houses of
the Parliament. |
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